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Marina boss proud to be fourth generation of Royal Waterman
THE manager of a Wargrave boat sales business is “thrilled” to become the fourth-generation in his family to be appointed a royal waterman to the monarch. David Bushnell, of Bushnell’s Marina, is one of just 21 people to hold the position, including the bargemaster. He was chosen from the rank...
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Hootenanny a huge hit in village
MORE than 200 people attended the Ewelme Hootenanny held at Cow Common on Saturday night. Villager Geoff Watts organised the event — a hootenanny is traditionally an informal gathering with folk music — to take advantage of the marquee which was set up in the common ahead of Monday’s horticult...
Entrepreneur waxes lyrical over smokeless fire pit idea
Entrepreneur Tim Jeffs believes he has come up with a new solution to a problem nearly as old as mankind itself. From its necessity to prehistoric man to the enjoyment it provides to anyone who can play Wonderwall on a guitar today, sitting around a bonfire is a core human experience. But after a fe...
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Private schools see some of their best GCSE results yet
THE area’s independent schools are celebrating some of their best sets of GCSE results. At Queen Anne’s School in Caversham, 98 per cent of pupils achieved five or more passes at grade four or above, including English and Maths. Last year, 96 per cent of pupils achieved that mark. The proportion...
New nursery like coming home for manager Laura
A NURSERY will open in the Grey’s Road carpark in Henley next year. Chalkhouse Nursery, which has three locations throughout the Reading area, will take over the building formerly occupied by the Henley Practice. The nursery is currently accepting applications with the view to fully opening by the...
School tournament trophy signed by soccer supremo
FOOTBALL manager Harry Redknapp has inscribed a personalised note on a trophy that will be competed for by pupils in memory of a child at their school who died from a brain tumour. For the past two year’s Highdown School in Emmer Green has organised a six-a-side football tournament in memory of fo...
Conquering mountains and marathons in memory of Ali
A WOMAN who lost her brother to a heart condition said she felt very emotional as she completed a charity challenge in his memory in their hometown on Sunday. Lauren Bilton, 40, who now lives in Caversham Heights but grew up in Henley, finished the challenge with childhood friend Hannah Walker, 41. ...
Bee therapy sessions offer participants good vibrations
THE grand opening of a unique wellness sanctuary based at Oaken Grove Vineyard in Fawley took place on Tuesday. The apitherapy house, a sustainable bee-based therapy hut, is nestled in the Chiltern Hills on a patch of the 2.2 hectares of land. Jo and Nigel Eddon, who founded Honeys of Henley and pro...
GCSE pupils make the grade despite covid lockdown
Pupils at Gillotts School in Henley produced its best results ever, with 87 per cent achieving five or more passes at grade 4 or above, including maths and English, up from 85 per cent last year. Forty-six per cent of pupils achieved five or more passes at grade 7 or above, up from 31 per cent last ...
Wing-walking Norman, 80, raises £2,570 for RNLI
An octogenarian from Henley has raised thousands of pounds for charity after completing a wing walk. Norman Daniells of Blandy Road took to the skies above Sywell Aerodrome in Northampton on Saturday to mark his 80th birthday, which he celebrated in January. He was cheered on from the ground by his ...
Ukrainians’ fears over ceasefire
UKRAINIAN refugees living in the Henley area say they would not trust a ceasefire deal negotiated by US president Trump and Vladimir Putin. But they have urged their government to come to an agreement to end the fighting, even if it comes at the cost of the mineral-rich Donetsk and Luhansk regions i...
Fun is in fashion at flower and dog show
BINFIELD Heath Flower and Dog Show attracted record crowds in its first year at its new home next to the allotments. More than 1,600 people attended the 76th show, significantly more than that recorded last year when persistent rain kept some away. While organisers and stallholders welcomed the bump...
Tree blocking railway line in Oxfordshire as services cancelled
Great Western Railway announced railway lines were blocked between Berkshire and Oxfordshire at about 6am this morning, due to a tree on the tracks.
Controversial development approved despite hundreds of objections
The development will join a much larger south Oxfordshire estate which is now set to be almost 1,600 homes in total.
Council slams ‘heightened rhetoric’ as it rules out challenge to asylum hotel
Following a High Court ruling about a hotel in Epping housing asylum seekers, the Conservatives called for a review of a local hotel's status.
Man avoids jail after harassing man who had affair with his wife in Oxfordshire
A man has been sentenced for 'wholly unacceptable' behaviour, for harassing a man who had an affair with his wife.
Final founder of free Oxfordshire festival puts on another show
Wallingford will welcome tens of thousands once again for free festival Bunkfest, lead this year by the last surviving co-founder of the popular festival.
Protest held outside Reform UK conference over new asylum seeker policy
Protestors called Reform UK’s new policy to detain and deport thousands of asylum seekers “dangerous and extremely divisive” as they gathered outside Oxford Airport.
Hospital patient claims he strangled mental health nurse in self defence, jury hears
A man accused of the attempted murder of two nurses at a mental health hospital claimed one of them attacked him first and that he was acting in self defence.
Nigel Farage won’t comment on contentious Campsfield House reopening
Nigel Farage said he won’t comment on specific centres when asked what his plans for asylum seekers meant for the reopening Campsfield House near Oxford.